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Swiss Cheeze Stainless Steel! So buddy comes and welds over all the leaks currently in my Wood Doctor Boiler and maybe I'm leak-free all next season . . . "Maybe!". What worries me is this crappy stainless steel this Wood Doctor furnace is made out of! :rant: It's supposed to be 409...

Hey, I have heard via the grape vine that Wood Doctor maybe soon be sending a certified welder to my home to repair my leaking beastie! :chatter: If this actually happens, the words "On Site" in my warranty will actually mean, "On Site!" . I hope to be impressed by the work that is...

Want to buy a Heavy Duty OWB - LOL Hey, I'm doing everything by the book Plus some - boiler treatment, Anode installed and grounded! It's corroding from inside the water jacket - out! :confused:

Yeah! But! :censored: . . . Should anybody expect that a 25 Year Replacement Warrantied Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel $8,000+ High Quality OWB rot through in under two heating seasons:angry2: That's some product Wood Doctor is selling trusting folks like me!:buttkick:

Ya that's me! :cry: I try to respond to any questions directed my way! :cheers: So, I keep my PH right where Wood Doctor says it should be kept, have inserted an anode as well and have boiler well grounded, but I still get all this corrosion. I'm finding out via various forums that...

My Home-made DHW Heat Syphon! Hey, I was looking for a place on this forum to put up general OWB plumbing information and this looks like the spot! My siphon is made from 1.5" black iron and 3/4" copper with a mixing valve at the top acting as a shut off to prevent cold water from rushing...

My Wood Doctor is a HG series and has a sliding metal damper on the under side of the blower, mounted on the fire door. It comes factory set for a specific air volume! From the time my blower kicks in to when it shuts down again is quiet short so I reckoned I could lengthen this cycle time...

Burning the litter! Ya, I'm burning allot of "Green" too! My father-in-law likes my Wood Doctor because it burns all the thinnings from his woodlot (blow down, deadwood, etc.)! Have you tried adjusting the damper on your fire door, so the fan can't blow in as high an air volume. This...

Sorry to say! I have a Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Wood Doctor! My first one corroded through within 2 heating seasons and the second replacement furnace rotted out within the next three heating seasons!! :jawdrop: Did you ever hear of stainless steel like this! :censored:

Boiler Water Treated, Anode Installed and Boiler Grounded!! And still, holes straight through this Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel in under 3 heating seasons!!! :dizzy: You have to wonder just what kind of Stainless Steel Wood Doctor builds their OWB out of??? Would you call it, "Heavy...

Altering the Stainless Steel?? Look at this pic, See where what looks like rust is following the weld line! It looks like the stainless was improperly welded altering it's resistance to corrosion! Now it looks like it's rusting right where it was welded!:censored: Leaky :confused:

Patching those perforations in my Wood Doctor!!! Ya, Corroding from the inside out!! :dizzy: I have found that High Temperature Five Minute Epoxy Putty works well sealing the perforations in my heavy gauge stainless Steel Wood Doctor furnace. The trick though is to apply the Putty using...

Wood Doctor Warranty!!! I am having a lot of problems with my stainless Steel Wood Doctor! I am the not so proud owner of my second 2000 lbs heavy gauge stainless steel exterior wood furnace. My original furnace developed perforations in it's belly causing it to loose all it's water in...

My Wood Doctor Warranty - No Warranty at all! Have you notices the phrase in your Wood Doctor warranty, "on site or at our factories"? :confused: Returning "a part" to the factory when requested by Wood Doctor may not seem like a biggy, but what if Wood Doctor considers "the part" to be...

My Leaky Wood Doctor I have lots of information to share regarding my OWB! Pipping ideas, anodes, boiler treatment, homemade DHW heat siphon, mixing valves, patching leaks, warranty wording to watch out for, corrosion problems, etc. I will try to put up posts on all of these subjects...